Greek clothes, amphoras, wine and music, Hadda, 1st century CE. Portraits from Hadda, 3rd century CE. Decorative scrolls from Hadda. The Greek god Atlas, supporting a Buddhist monument, Hadda. Polychrome Hadda Buddha, 2nd century CE. Young Hadda woman, 3-4th century. Head of the Buddha, Hadda, 1st-2nd century CE A sculpture from Hadda, 3rd century CE ...

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Hadda, Hadda - Background, Hadda - Works of art, Hadda - Buddhist scriptures, Hadda - Destruction, Hadda - Gallery

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Many artistic influences transited along the Silk Road, especially through the Central Asia, where Hellenistic, Iranian, Indian and Chinese influence were able to intermix. In particular Greco-Buddhist art represent one of the most vivid examples of this interaction. The image of the Buddha, originating during the 1st century CE in northern India (areas of Gandhara and Mathura) was transmitted progressively through Central Asia and China until it reached Korea in the 4th century CE and Japan in the 6th century CE. However the ...

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Silk Road, Silk Road - Origins, Silk Road - Cross-continental travel, Silk Road - Ancient transport, Silk Road - Egyptian maritime trade, Silk Road - British tin, Silk Road - Chinese and Central Asian contacts, Silk Road - Persian Royal Road, Silk Road - Roman and Egyptian transatlantic voyages, Silk Road - Hellenistic conquests, Silk Road - Chinese exploration of Central Asia, Silk Road - Zhang Qian 138–126 BCE, Silk Road - Ban Chao 97–102 CE, Silk Road - The Roman Empire and silk, Silk Road - Central Asian commercial & cultural exchanges, Silk Road - Artistic transmission on the Silk Road, Silk Road - Mongol era, Silk Road - Technological transfer to the West, Silk Road - Disintegration, Silk Road - The great explorers: Europe reaching for Asia, Silk Road - External links, Silk Road - Notes

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In the following century, the Yuezhi tribe of the Guishuang (Ch: 貴霜) gained prominence over the others, and welded them into a tight confederation. The name Guishuang was adopted in the West and modified into Kushan to designate the confederation, although the Chinese continued to call them Yuezhi. Gradually wresting control of the area from the Scythian tribes, the Kushans expanded south into the region traditionally known as Gandhara (An area lying primarily in Pakistan's Pothowar, and NWFP region but ...

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Kushan Empire, Kushan Empire - Origins, Kushan Empire - A multi-cultural Empire, Kushan Empire - Heraios 1-30 CE, Kushan Empire - Kujula Kadphises 30-80 CE, Kushan Empire - Vima Taktu 80-105 CE, Kushan Empire - Vima Kadphises 105-127 CE, Kushan Empire - Kanishka I 127-147 CE, Kushan Empire - The Kushans and Buddhism, Kushan Empire - Depiction of Kushan devotees in the art of Gandhara, Kushan Empire - Contacts with Rome, Kushan Empire - Contacts with China, Kushan Empire - Decline, Kushan Empire - Main Kushan rulers

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During the 1st and 2nd century, the Kushan Empire expanded militarily to the north and occupied parts of the Tarim Basin, their original grounds, putting them at the center of the profitable Central Asian commerce with the Roman Empire. They are related to have collaborated militarily with the Chinese against nomadic incursion, particularly when they collaborated with the Chinese general Ban Chao against the Sogdians in 84 CE, when the latter were trying to support a revolt by the king of Kashgar. Around 85 CE, they also assisted the Chinese gen ...

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Kushan Empire, Kushan Empire - Origins, Kushan Empire - A multi-cultural Empire, Kushan Empire - Heraios 1-30 CE, Kushan Empire - Kujula Kadphises 30-80 CE, Kushan Empire - Vima Taktu 80-105 CE, Kushan Empire - Vima Kadphises 105-127 CE, Kushan Empire - Kanishka I 127-147 CE, Kushan Empire - The Kushans and Buddhism, Kushan Empire - Depiction of Kushan devotees in the art of Gandhara, Kushan Empire - Contacts with Rome, Kushan Empire - Contacts with China, Kushan Empire - Decline, Kushan Empire - Main Kushan rulers

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Chinese sources describe the Guishuang (Ch:貴霜), i.e. the "Kushans" as one of the five tribes of the Yuezhi (Ch:月氏), a loose confederation of Indo-European peoples, possibly speaking versions of the Tocharian language. They were the easternmost Indo-Europeans, who had been living in the arid grasslands of the Tarim Basin in modern-day Xinjiang, until they were driven west by the Xiongnu in 176–160 BCE. The five Yuezhi tribes are known in Chinese history as Xiūmì (Ch:休密), Guishuang (Ch:貴霜), Shuangmi (Ch:雙靡), X ...

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Kushan Empire, Kushan Empire - Origins, Kushan Empire - A multi-cultural Empire, Kushan Empire - Heraios 1-30 CE, Kushan Empire - Kujula Kadphises 30-80 CE, Kushan Empire - Vima Taktu 80-105 CE, Kushan Empire - Vima Kadphises 105-127 CE, Kushan Empire - Kanishka I 127-147 CE, Kushan Empire - The Kushans and Buddhism, Kushan Empire - Depiction of Kushan devotees in the art of Gandhara, Kushan Empire - Contacts with Rome, Kushan Empire - Contacts with China, Kushan Empire - Decline, Kushan Empire - Main Kushan rulers

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The UPM features a variety of comprehensive collections including galleries of artifacts from Egypt, China and Mesopotamia. Other highlights include a number of important Greco-Roman antiquities, Buddhist art, a small but choice collection of African art, and an impressive array of Mayan and other Pre-Columbian pieces. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology - Egypt. The museum's collection of Egyptian artifacts is considered one of the finest in the world. The UPM's Egyptian gall ...

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University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology - History, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology - The Building, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology - Collections, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology - Egypt, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology - China, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology - Mesopotamia, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology - Mesoamerica, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology - Note, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology - Reference

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Kushan Empire, Kushan Empire - Origins, Kushan Empire - A multi-cultural Empire, Kushan Empire - Heraios 1-30 CE, Kushan Empire - Kujula Kadphises 30-80 CE, Kushan Empire - Vima Taktu 80-105 CE, Kushan Empire - Vima Kadphises 105-127 CE, Kushan Empire - Kanishka I 127-147 CE, Kushan Empire - The Kushans and Buddhism, Kushan Empire - Depiction of Kushan devotees in the art of Gandhara, Kushan Empire - Contacts with Rome, Kushan Empire - Contacts with China, Kushan Empire - Decline, Kushan Empire - Main Kushan rulers

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Several Roman sources describe the visit of ambassadors from the Kings of Bactria and India during the 2nd century CE, probably referring to the Kushans: Historia Augusta, speaking of Emperor Hadrian (117–138 CE) tells: "Reges Bactrianorum legatos ad eum, amicitiae petendae causa, supplices miserunt" "The kings of the Bactrians sent supplicant ambassadors to him, to seek his friendship." Also in 138, according to Aurelius Victor (Epitome‚ XV, 4), and Appian (Praef., 7), Antoninus Pius, successor to Hadrian, received some ...

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Kushan Empire, Kushan Empire - Origins, Kushan Empire - A multi-cultural Empire, Kushan Empire - Heraios 1-30 CE, Kushan Empire - Kujula Kadphises 30-80 CE, Kushan Empire - Vima Taktu 80-105 CE, Kushan Empire - Vima Kadphises 105-127 CE, Kushan Empire - Kanishka I 127-147 CE, Kushan Empire - The Kushans and Buddhism, Kushan Empire - Depiction of Kushan devotees in the art of Gandhara, Kushan Empire - Contacts with Rome, Kushan Empire - Contacts with China, Kushan Empire - Decline, Kushan Empire - Main Kushan rulers

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From the 3rd century the Kushan empire began to fragment. Around 225 Vasudeva I died and the Kushan empire was divided into western and eastern halves. Around 224–240, the Sasanians invaded Bactria and Northern India, where they are known as the Indo-Sassanians. Around 270, the Kushans lost their territories on the Gangetic plain, where the Gupta Empire was established around 320. During the middle of the 4th century CE a Kushan vassal in Pakistan, named Kidara, rose to power and overthrew the old Kushan dynasty. He cr ...

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Kushan Empire, Kushan Empire - Origins, Kushan Empire - A multi-cultural Empire, Kushan Empire - Heraios 1-30 CE, Kushan Empire - Kujula Kadphises 30-80 CE, Kushan Empire - Vima Taktu 80-105 CE, Kushan Empire - Vima Kadphises 105-127 CE, Kushan Empire - Kanishka I 127-147 CE, Kushan Empire - The Kushans and Buddhism, Kushan Empire - Depiction of Kushan devotees in the art of Gandhara, Kushan Empire - Contacts with Rome, Kushan Empire - Contacts with China, Kushan Empire - Decline, Kushan Empire - Main Kushan rulers

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Afghan Art has spanned many centuries. One of the most famous types is the Gandhara Art between the 1st and 7th centuries which was had Greco-Roman ancestory. Since the 1900's Afghanistan began to use Western techniques in Art. Art was originally almost entirely done by men but recently in theatre arts women have begun to take center stage [1]. Afghan art is largely centered at the Kabul Museum. Other well known forms of art in Afghanistan are Music and Poetry. See also:

Culture of Afghanistan, Culture of Afghanistan - Names, Culture of Afghanistan - Art, Culture of Afghanistan - Music, Culture of Afghanistan - Afghan Poetry, Culture of Afghanistan - Architecture, Culture of Afghanistan - Afghan Food, Culture of Afghanistan - Clothing, Culture of Afghanistan - Opium and other drugs, Culture of Afghanistan - Sports, Culture of Afghanistan - Education, Culture of Afghanistan - Higher Education, Culture of Afghanistan - Language, Culture of Afghanistan - Religion, Culture of Afghanistan - Housing, Culture of Afghanistan - Coupling Rituals, Culture of Afghanistan - Holidays, Culture of Afghanistan - National, Culture of Afghanistan - Religious

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Modern mixed-martial arts contests have a long history, dating back at least to the late 1800s when wrestlers representing a huge range of fighting styles including jujitsu, catch-as-catch-can, collar-and-elbow, Greco-Roman wrestling and many others met in tournaments and music-hall challenge matches throughout Europe. However, the vogue for professional wrestling died out after the First World War, only to be reborn in two major streams: "shoot", in which the fighters actually competed, and "show" which became increasingly dependent on choreography and theatri ...

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Mixed martial arts, Mixed martial arts - History of MMA, Mixed martial arts - Evolution of MMA fighters, Mixed martial arts - Techniques, Mixed martial arts - Phases of combat, Mixed martial arts - Training, Mixed martial arts - Modern fighting strategies, Mixed martial arts - Sprawl-and-brawl, Mixed martial arts - Clinch-and-pound, Mixed martial arts - Ground-and-pound, Mixed martial arts - Submission wrestling, Mixed martial arts - Rules, Mixed martial arts - New Rules, Mixed martial arts - Common rules, Mixed martial arts - Rules variations, Mixed martial arts - Cage or ring

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Modern mixed-martial arts contests have a long history, dating back at least to the late 1800s when wrestlers representing a huge range of fighting styles including jujitsu, catch-as-catch-can, collar-and-elbow, Greco-Roman wrestling and many others met in tournaments and music-hall challenge matches throughout Europe. However, the vogue for professional wrestling died out after the First World War, only to be reborn in two major streams: "shoot", in which the fighters actually competed, and "show" which became increasingly dependent on choreography and theatri ...

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Mixed martial arts, Mixed martial arts - History of MMA, Mixed martial arts - Evolution of MMA fighters, Mixed martial arts - Techniques, Mixed martial arts - Phases of combat, Mixed martial arts - Training, Mixed martial arts - Modern fighting strategies, Mixed martial arts - Sprawl-and-brawl, Mixed martial arts - Clinch-and-pound, Mixed martial arts - Ground-and-pound, Mixed martial arts - Submission wrestling, Mixed martial arts - Rules, Mixed martial arts - Common rules, Mixed martial arts - Rules variations, Mixed martial arts - Cage or Ring, Mixed martial arts - Footnotes

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Turkey is a country on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, and is a crossroads of cultures from across Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, the Caucasus and South and Central Asia. The music of Turkey includes elements of Central Asian folk music, Arab, Persian classical music, ancient Greco-Roman music and modern European and American popular music. Turkey, rich in musical heritage, has developed this art in two areas, Turkish classical music (similar to Greco- Roman) and Turkish folk music (Similar to Central Asian). The biggest ...

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Culture of Turkey, Culture of Turkey - People, Culture of Turkey - Music, Culture of Turkey - Literature, Culture of Turkey - Poetry, Culture of Turkey - Prose, Culture of Turkey - Cinema, Culture of Turkey - Fine Arts, Culture of Turkey - Architecture, Culture of Turkey - Cuisine, Culture of Turkey - Opera and Ballet

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The ancient Greek conception of science, philosophy, democracy, architecture, literature, and art provided a foundation embraced and built upon by the Roman Empire as it swept up Greece in its conquests in the 1st century BC. For five hundred years, the Roman Empire spread the Greek and Latin languages and Roman law across Europe, although it rejected the democratic concepts pioneered in ancient Greece. Roman culture mixed with Germanic, Slavic cultures, and Celtic culture but, after the fall of Rome, much Greco-Roman art, lite ...

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Western culture, Western culture - Description, Western culture - Foundations, Western culture - History, Western culture - Hegemony, Western culture - Multiculturalism, Western culture - Beyond art and politics, Western culture - Opinions

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Kemal Atatürk - Political consolidation. Kemal Pasha spent the next several years consolidating his control over Turkey and instituting a variety of wide-ranging political, economic and social reforms. These reforms caused some opposition in the Republican People's Party which was founded by Mustafa Kemal in September 9th 1923. Then Mustafa Kemal directed General Kazım Karabekir to establish the Progressive Republican Party for opposition in Turkish National Assembly. This party opposed state socialism of the R ...

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Kemal Atatürk, Kemal Atatürk - Early Life, Kemal Atatürk - Military Career, Kemal Atatürk - Gelibolu Gallipoli, Kemal Atatürk - Final WWI years, Kemal Atatürk - Turkish Emancipation, Kemal Atatürk - Post war life and reforms, Kemal Atatürk - Political consolidation, Kemal Atatürk - Cultural reform, Kemal Atatürk - Women's rights, Kemal Atatürk - Culture and the Arts, Kemal Atatürk - Legacy

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Saffron-based pigments have been found in the prehistoric paints used to depict beasts in 50,000-year-old cave art in what is today Iraq.[13][22] Later, the Sumerians used saffron as an ingredient in their remedies and magical potions. However, Sumerians did not actively cultivate saffron. They instead chose to gather their stores from wild flowers only, because they felt that only divine intervention would enable saffron's medicinal prop ...

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History of saffron, History of saffron - Greco-Roman, History of saffron - Middle Eastern, History of saffron - Indian and Chinese, History of saffron - Post-Classical European, History of saffron - North American, History of saffron - Notes, History of saffron - Image gallery

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The conception of angels derived from Biblical descriptions is difficult to present as a visual image, and furthermore composite beings are largely alien to the central Greco-Roman tradition. (Contrast archaic and exotic beings like Harpy, Typhon, Centaur Gryphon etc.) Some art historians believe Christians adopted the image of the lovely winged dawn goddess Aurora (or Eos) to represent angels. Cherubim, in particular, are frequently represented as infants (Italian putti) in Christian-inspired art, as can be seen in innumerable church frescoes and in the work Renaissance painters such as Raphael. The im ...

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Cherub, Cherub - Cherubim in the Bible, Cherub - Cherubim in Christian imagery, Cherub - Cherubim in Islam, Cherub - Origin of the word, Cherub - Names attributed to this angelic order

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Main article: Spanish Golden Age The Spanish Golden Age was a flourishing period of arts and letters in Spain which spanned roughly from 1550-1650. Some of the outstanding figures of the period were El Greco, Diego Velázquez, Miguel de Cervantes, and Pedro Calderón de la Barca. El Greco and Velázquez were both painters, the former most notably recognized for his religious depictions and the latter—now regarded as one of the most important figures in all of Spanish art—for his precise, realistic portraiture ...

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Habsburg Spain, Habsburg Spain - The beginnings of the empire 1504-1521, Habsburg Spain - An emperor and a king 1521-1556, Habsburg Spain - St. Quentin to Lepanto 1556-1571, Habsburg Spain - The troubled king 1571-1598, Habsburg Spain - God is Spanish 1596-1626, Habsburg Spain - The road to Rocroi 1626-1643, Habsburg Spain - The last Spanish Habsburgs 1643-1700, Habsburg Spain - Spanish society and the Inquisition 1516-1700, Habsburg Spain - The Spanish bureaucracy 1516-1700, Habsburg Spain - The Spanish economy 1516-1700, Habsburg Spain - Spanish art and culture 1516-1700, Habsburg Spain - See Also

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Dan Severn - Wrestling. Severn has a long history in Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling. He was an All-American at Arizona State, a member of the Sunkist Kids[1] elite team, and a wrestling coach at both his alma mater Arizona State and Michigan State. He has wrestled in Turkey, Japan, Cuba, Hungary, Canada and France as well as the USA. In his long career, he has held many national and international titles; he was often ...

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Dan Severn, Dan Severn - Biography, Dan Severn - Wrestling, Dan Severn - Mixed Martial Arts, Dan Severn - Professional wrestling, Dan Severn - Championships and accomplishments, Dan Severn - Wrestling, Dan Severn - Mixed martial arts, Dan Severn - Professional wrestling, Dan Severn - Footnotes

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Culture of Spain - Old Masters. Alonso Cano El Greco Francisco Goya Bartolome Esteban Murillo Diego Velázquez Ignacio Zuloaga Francisco de Zurbarán Culture of Spain - Modern art. Ramon Casas Eduardo Chillida Salvador Dalí Juan Gris Montserrat Gudiol Joan Miro Isidre Nonell Picasso - Guernica Santiago Rusiñol Antonio Saura Josep María Subirachs Antoni Tàpies Remed ...

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Culture of Spain, Culture of Spain - Regionalism, Culture of Spain - Language, Culture of Spain - Climate and geography, Culture of Spain - Contemporary culture, Culture of Spain - Spanish pop culture, Culture of Spain - Dress Style, Culture of Spain - Customs, Culture of Spain - Modern subcultures, Culture of Spain - Art, Culture of Spain - Old Masters, Culture of Spain - Modern art, Culture of Spain - Architecture, Culture of Spain - Dance, Culture of Spain - Ethnic groups, Culture of Spain - Festivals, Culture of Spain - Food and drink, Culture of Spain - Literature and poetry, Culture of Spain - Music, Culture of Spain - Film, Culture of Spain - Sport

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The artist heritage of Persia is actually quite eclectic and includes major contributions from both east and west. Persian art borrowed heavily from aboriginal Elam and Mesopotamia and later from Hellenism (as can be seen with statues from the Greek period). In addition, due to Persia's somewhat central location, it has served as a fusion point between eastern and western arts and architecture as Greco-Roman influence was often fused with ideas and techniques from India and China. When talking of the creative Persian arts one has to include ...

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Persian people, Persian people - Origins and roots, Persian people - Related sub-groups, Persian people - Persian language, Persian people - Persian Arts, Persian people - Persian Painting and Depiction Artistry, Persian people - Persian Music, Persian people - Persian Architecture, Persian people - Persian rugs, Persian people - Persian Gardens, Persian people - Persian Women, Persian people - Culture

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Fort Worth Texas - Cultural district. The Modern (formerly the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth), founded in 1892, is the oldest art museum in Texas. Its permanent collection consists of some 2,600 works of post-war art. In 2002, the museum moved into a new home designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. The Kimbell Art Museum houses works from antiquity to the 20th century. Artists represented in its holdings include Caravaggio, Fra Angelico, Picasso, Matisse, Cézanne, El Greco, and Rem ...

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Fort Worth Texas, Fort Worth Texas - History, Fort Worth Texas - Attractions, Fort Worth Texas - Cultural district, Fort Worth Texas - Downtown, Fort Worth Texas - Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District, Fort Worth Texas - Parks district, Fort Worth Texas - Other, Fort Worth Texas - Economy, Fort Worth Texas - Transportation, Fort Worth Texas - Education, Fort Worth Texas - Sports, Fort Worth Texas - Geography, Fort Worth Texas - Demographics, Fort Worth Texas - Sister cities

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